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Friday, 25 September 2026
13 facts about tears
13 facts about tears
Multipurpose liquid
Associated with emotions, tears are a product of lacrimal glands, found in the eyes of most terrestrial vertebrates. Although their primary function i ...

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Liver
The liver is one of the most essential organs in endocrine balance.
It breaks down hormones, especially estrogen and androgen. Functionality disorder may lead to acne problems or scalp hair loss in men, and menstrual cramps, fluid retention, or lumpy breast in women.
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Moon
The Moon always faces the Earth with the same side.
This is because our natural satellite is in synchronous rotation with the Earth. A long time ago, th ...
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Liver
One of the main symptoms of a malfunctioning liver is a change in skin and eye color.
They can turn yellow because of unprocessed bilirubin, which is a by-product of the catabolism of heme (a precursor to hemoglobin).
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Anorexia Nervosa
There are two main types of anorexia.
The restrictive type, in which starvation predominates Gluttonous-excessive type, in which the patient overeats uncontrollably, induces vomiting, uses laxatives
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Cosmos
The exact size of the universe cannot be estimated.
We can perceive only the visible region of it (one from which light can move faster than the expandi ...
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Large Magellanic Cloud
We define the shape of the galaxy as a Magellanic spiral galaxy.
It has a bar, but it does not appear in the center of the galaxy. The reason for this deformation is the gravitational influence of both the Milky Way and the Small Magellanic Cloud.
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Large Magellanic Cloud
The galaxy appears in many films, anime, and computer games.
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lava
Underwater eruption produces pillow lava.
It cools very quickly and splits into ellipsoidal, usually flattened lobes resembling pillows or loa ...
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Graphene
It can be said that graphite is composed of single planes, layers of one carbon atom thick, and graphene, arranged one above the other.
The term “graphene” appeared in the 1960s. In 1961-1962, Hans-Peter Boehm published a study of extre ...
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Titan
Several of Titan’s mountains are named for mountains from J. R. R. Tolkien literature (i.e. Moria Montes), and colles (collection of hills) are named after Tolkien’s characters (i.e. Arwen).
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17 facts about Titan
17 facts about Titan
The largest of Saturn’s satellites
Titan is the only moon in the Solar System with such a dense atmosphere. It is the second largest moon in the Solar System after Ganymede (Jupiter III ...
18 facts about amber
18 facts about amber
Fossilized tree resin
Amber is one of the most interesting natural products. It looks like a gemstone, but it is a fossilized tree resin from ancient trees dating back mill ...
16 facts about liver
16 facts about liver
24/7 laboratory
The liver is one of the most essential human organs. It is extensively multitasking—it produces, filtrates, converts, and stores. It is thanks to the ...
29 facts about NASA
29 facts about NASA
For the Benefit of All
The Cold War, although a grim period in world history, brought an intense rivalry in a space race between the U.S., and the Soviet Union. As a result, ...
16 facts about Aurora
16 facts about Aurora
Northern light that has delighted people for centuries
Auroras can be different. Sometimes it is bright and dancing, shimmering with different colors, sometimes it appears still. It has always fascinated p ...
19 facts about Brain
19 facts about Brain
Organic supercomputer
The brain is one of the most important and most fascinating and complex organs in the human body. It is an incredibly plastic command center that over ...
16 facts about Phobos
16 facts about Phobos
The larger of two moons of Mars
We do not know the exact origin of this satellite. We know, however, that it is dangerously close to its planet and is in for a catastrophe. It is not ...
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